An Italian sports journalist says Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi has confirmed to Inter Milan his plan to join the club as a free agent in July.

According to The Iran Project,Fabrizio Romano, who specializes in news about football transfers, wrote on his X account on Thursday that "Even after the Asian Cup exit, Mehdi Taremi has confirmed to Inter his plan to join them as free agent in July."

"Verbal agreement reached weeks ago as reported, contract ready — time to get it signed and sealed soon," he said, adding, "There’s verbal pact also with Zielinski to join Inter."

Born on July 18, 1992, Taremi has been nicknamed the Persian Gulf Boy in Portugal since celebrating his 100th match in Porto’s jersey on August 20, 2022.